Citi·Software Engineer

Citi Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

PunePosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an on-campus interview that felt tightly structured into three rounds.

The first round combined HR and a technical component, and it leaned heavily toward core knowledge rather than open-ended discussion. I had to work through two main prompts: one involved using a HashMap approach, and another was centered on understanding how the toCharArray() function works and what’s happening under the hood.

After that first hurdle, I moved through the rest of the rounds, but the first technical conversation set the tone for me—it was more about correctness and fundamentals than speed alone. By the end, I didn’t end up with an offer, and the overall vibe was that they were

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